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There was much speculation about the long-awaited revised cab for the MAN TGX range.  Since the tie up with Scania (they are now both owned by Traton – a Volkswagen subsidiary) it was thought that the new cab would be based on Scania’s new cab seen in the R and S series trucks. The big…

Truck Manufacturers usually go to town on information at the time of a truck launch.  Typically this is too detailed for the average reader, but some may wish to delve a little deeper than the summarised versions we put together on our product pages. So if you are interested, then please read on… New MAN…

The more complex the trucks on our roads become, the more difficult it becomes to diagnose issues with them immediately.  In the old days, when something broke, it looked broken and could be repaired or replaced. With software systems carrying out a lot of the heavy lifting on a modern truck, there is not always…

Collecting liquid waste is not for everyone, but the saying, “Where there’s muck…” certainly applies to a Market Rasen-based operator DM Boyles as they opt to buy their trucks outright rather than use a finance package. Their most recent purchase – and the first DAF truck on the fleet is a unique configuration for the…

It looks like DAF Trucks almost have an electric CF truck ready for market.  They will be starting field trials in the Netherlands this year on a 6×2 CF fitted with a waste management body. These aren’t the first electric DAF trucks to go out on trial, there are a number of electric CF tractor…

Of course, every salesperson in the wold think that they are the best, if only it wasn’t for price/product/boss/system/commission (circle where applicable). Marcus Kemp, Key Account Manager for DAF Dealer HTC can rightfully claim the moniker of best truck sales person. He has won first prize at DAF Trucks’ International Dealer Salesperson of the Year…

DAF Trucks, runaway UK market leader for the last 25 years, has achieved their best year in terms of market share ever last year. With a share over 30% of the UK’s new truck market over 6 tonnes GVW, (30.5%) the company narrowly beat their own 2016 record by just half of a percent.  Still…

How About 15% Fuel Savings? DAF Trucks are pushing their used truck sales across Europe with a news release that talks about 15% fuel savings that can be made by upgrading to what they call the “new DAF Generation range”. DAF have a ‘First Choice’ brand that they use to promote their used truck sales…

There are twenty shiny new Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units heading to Maritime Transport – the UK’s largest container transporter. All sporting Globetrotter cabs and I-Shift transmissions and 460HP, Maritime specified the most fuel efficient options available, including Fuelmax tyres from Goodyear and bumper spoilers, whist getting rid of the external sun visors which add…

If you have the right duty cycle and plenty of money, then you can now order an electric Volvo truck. Oh, that’s as long as you are not based in the UK. If you are based in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France or the Netherlands then you can order an electric Volvo FL or FE. …

Two specialist Volvo FM crane trucks have been delivered by Volvo Truck dealer MC Truck & Bus.  Whilst the trucks are fitted with standard 460HP D13K engines, the build looks complicated. One of the FM trucks has a Tridem 8×4 layout – this means that there are three axles at the rear of the truck…

The results of three months work since the joint agreement was signed between Iveco and Nikola to convert S-Way trucks into battery electric vehicles (BEV).  Perhaps we should start calling them Battery Electric Trucks (BET – sounds better than BEV)? So far they have released images of the scale model – or maquette – of…

Mercedes-Benz trucks are taking over at Bristol-based heavy plant and machinery mover, Plant Speed.  Thanks to a concerted effort at Mercedes Truck dealer, City West Commercials, more than half the 16-strong fleet are from the German manufacturer. The latest Mercedes to join the fleet is a new 32-tonne Mercedes Arocs 3246.  With a flat-floored BigSpace…

MAN Trucks is spending a wad of cash on the dealer network – some £20 million to be precise.  There have been a series of recent openings of new MAN dealerships with Gateshead finished in November 2019. Replacing their existing Earlshead facility that has dealt with MAN trucks since 1996, the new dealership is on…

A more common site emptying the dustbins from house to house, the Mercedes Econic is a prolific sight on the UK’s roads on bin day. However, an adventurous and canny scaffolding company has decided that the low-entry cab with excellent pedestrian visibility is the way forward as a scaffold truck for their operation. For some…

The Actros has won the top truck award yet again – the model range has taken International Truck of the Year no fewer than five times now. It does help that the model is not in its 25th year – it was originally launched back in 1997 when ‘MMMBop’ was number one in the UK…

You’ll have to be fast, as MAN Trucks are only making a ‘small production run’ of their MAN TGM 26.360 E LL rigid truck and they are likely to go to the companies that have already been running MAN’s electric trucks on trial. Nine Austrian & German companies have been running one of these electric…

Scania’s brand new heavy truck range, the S-Series has suffered a minor setback in the naming convention. As though it isn’t difficult enough to keep track of what the model numbers are for trucks, the Swedish manufacturer is having a bit of a t-do with Daimler, the owner of Mercedes-Benz trucks and passenger cars.  The…

Scania’s R450 has won the award to prove it has the lowest fuel consumption in its class– according to a German comparison test sponsored by trade publications VerkehrsRundschau and Trucker. This is the third time Scania has taken the accolade, “Green Truck”No fewer than thirteen vehicles were competing for the title and the best economic…

Britcom has announced the promotion of two long standing members of staff to Associate Director positions. Britcom is a very successful company with an excellent reputation for supplying good quality commercial vehicles in both export and UK markets, as well as operating a vehicle engineering and bodyshop business. Throughout the significant growth over the years,…